Plebeian Consul

Research Case: Why does the ending of Book 6 appear not as the destruction of patrician rule, but as a redistribution of authority within the Republican OS?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 6 1. Question Why does the ending of Book 6 appear not as the destruction of patrician rule, but as a redistribution of authority within the Republican OS? This question is important for understanding the whole structure of Book 6 of Livy’s History of Rome … Read more

Research Case: Why did debt, land, and public office become one package of institutional reform instead of separate issues?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 6 1. Question Why did debt, land, and public office become one package of institutional reform instead of separate issues? This question is important for reading the second half of Livy’s History of Rome from its Foundation, Book 6. At first glance, debt, land, and … Read more